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Histories for the Many
The Victorian Family Magazine and Popular Representations of the Past. The "Leisure Hour", 1852-1870
How did illustrated family magazines contribute to Victorian historical culture? An approach to the serialisation of history in text and image.
Popular Receptions of Archaeology
Fictional and Factual Texts in 19th and Early 20th Century Britain
This book offers a comprehensive study of popular archaeology in Victorian and Edwardian Britain, drawing a fascinating picture of contemporary society and culture.
Elisabeth Cheauré
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Regine Nohejl
(eds.)
Humour and Laughter in History
Transcultural Perspectives
By using examples from different cultures and different historical epochs this book shows how humour can be used as a means of coping with problematic historical events, especially in times of war and crisis.
Judith Schlehe
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Evamaria Sandkühler
(eds.)
Religion, Tradition and the Popular
Transcultural Views from Asia and Europe
Asia and Europe: a rapid development of religious popular cultures and lifestyles can be observed. This book provides unique case studies illustrating new religious practices, forms of articulation and mass mediatization.
Barbara Korte
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Doris Lechner
(eds.)
History and Humour
British and American Perspectives
Can history be humorous? This volume discusses humorous approaches to history in Britain and the US from 1800 to the present.
Barbara Korte
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Sylvia Paletschek
(eds.)
Popular History Now and Then
International Perspectives
From artefacts to the archive, from poetry to photography, from music to murals, and from periodicals to popular TV series – this volume presents peaks of historical interest from around 1800 to the present.
Black History – White History
Britain's Historical Programme between Windrush and Wilberforce
Black History – White History assesses the ways in which aspects of black history have been mainstreamed in Britain's recent historical culture.
Staging the Past
Themed Environments in Transcultural Perspectives
Historical theme parks and live-roleplaying: History is turned into an event in popular culture. But how exactly is historical knowledge treated here?